Книга Неемии 1

1 Словеса Неемии сына Ахалиина. И бысть в месяце Хаселев, двадесятаго лета, и аз бех в Сусан-Авире.

The words of Nehemiah, the son of Hacaliah. And it happened that, in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, I was in the capital city of Susa.

2 И прииде (ко мне) Ананиа един от братий моих с мужи Иудовы, и вопросих их о спасшихся, иже осташася от пленения, и о Иерусалиме.

And Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived, he and some men of Judah. And I questioned them about the Jews who had remained and were left behind from the captivity, and about Jerusalem.

3 И рекоша ми: оставшиися от пленения тамо во стране, во озлоблении велице и в поношении, и стены Иерусалимския разорены, и врата его сожжена огнем.

And they said to me: “Those who have remained and have been left behind from the captivity, there in the province, are in great affliction and in disgrace. And the wall of Jerusalem has been broken apart, and its gates have been burned with fire.”

4 И бысть егда услышах словеса сия, седох и плаках и рыдах дни (многи), и бех постяся и моляся пред лицем Бога небеснаго,

And when I had heard this manner of words, I sat down, and I wept and mourned for many days. I fasted and prayed before the face of the God of heaven.

5 и рекох: молю Тя, Господи Боже небесный, крепкий, великий и страшный, храняй завет и милосердие любящым Тя и хранящым заповеди Твоя:

And I said: “I beg you, O Lord, God of heaven, strong, great, and terrible, who keeps covenant and mercy with those who love you and who keep your commandments:

6 да будут уши Твои внемлюще и очи Твои отверсте, еже слышати молитву раба Твоего, еюже аз молюся пред Тобою днесь, день и нощь, о сынех Израилевых рабех Твоих: и исповедаюся о гресех сынов Израилевых, имиже согрешихом пред Тобою, и аз и дом отца моего согрешихом:

may your ears be attentive, and may your eyes be open, so that you may hear the prayer of your servant, which I am praying before you today, night and day, for the sons of Israel, your servants. And I am confessing the sins of the sons of Israel, which they have sinned against you. We have sinned, I and my father’s house.

7 преступлением преступихом Тебе и не сохранихом заповедий (твоих) и повелений и судеб, яже повелел еси Моисею рабу Твоему:

We have been seduced by vanity. And we have not kept your commandments and ceremonies and judgments, which you have instructed to your servant Moses.

8 помяни убо слово, еже заповедал еси Моисею рабу Твоему глаголя: аще преступите вы, Аз расточу вы в люди,

Remember the word which you commanded to your servant Moses, saying: ‘When you will have transgressed, I will disperse you among the nations.

9 и аще обратитеся ко Мне и сохраните заповеди Моя и сотворите я, аще будет разсеяние ваше до конца небесе, оттуду соберу вы и введу вы в место, еже избрах вселитися имени Моему тамо:

But if you will return to me, and keep my precepts, and do them, even if you will have been led away to the furthest reaches of the heavens, I will gather you from there, and I will lead you back to the place that I have chosen so that my name would dwell there.’

10 и тии раби Твои и людие Твои, ихже искупил еси силою Твоей великою и рукою Твоею крепкою:

And these same are your servants and your people, whom you have redeemed by your great strength and by your powerful hand.

11 молю, Господи, да будет ухо Твое внемлющее на молитву раба Твоего и на молитву рабов Твоих хотящих боятися имене Твоего: и благопоспеши убо рабу Твоему днесь, и даждь его в щедроты пред мужем сим. И аз бых виночерпчий царев.

I beg you, O Lord, may your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who are willing to fear your name. And so, guide your servant today, and grant to him mercy before this man.” For I was the cupbearer of the king.